Movies Are Your Best Diversion (8 Nov. 1962)

McHale and The 73 Crew avert an attack on a Navy convoy, by employing a clever plan involving John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, and Errol Flynn.

Director:

Edward Montagne

Writers:

Larry Markes, Michael Morris

Stars:

Ernest Borgnine, Joe Flynn, Tim Conway

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ernest Borgnine	...	Lt. Commander Quinton McHale
Joe Flynn	...	Captain Wallace B. Binghamton
Tim Conway	...	Ensign Charles Parker
Carl Ballantine	...	Lester Gruber
Gary Vinson	...	George Christopher
Billy Sands	...	Harrison Bell
Edson Stroll	...	Virgil Edwards
Gavin MacLeod	...	Joseph Haines
John Wright	...	Willy Moss
Yoshio Yoda	...	Fuji Kobiaji
Bob Hastings	...	Lt. Elroy Carpenter
Lee Krieger	...	The Supply Lt.
Leon Lontoc	...	Chief Maku-Maku (as Leon Lontok)
Lloyd Kino	...	The Japanese Major
John Fujioka	...	The Japanese Aide (as John Mamo)

Storyline

McHale and The 73 Crew avert an attack on a Navy convoy, by employing a clever plan involving John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, and Errol Flynn.

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Genres:

Comedy | War

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 1962 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sto-Rev-Co Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In future episode McHale's Navy: Three Girls on an Island the opening title reads, "Somewhere in the South Pacific 1943", thus establishing a time reference for this point in the series. One of the films stolen by McHale and Gruber in this episode is Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, which wasn't released until 1944.

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Connections

References This Is the Army (1943)

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